Minding The Campus

June 9, 2026

I’d Like to Get My FOIA Response Before I Die

AI could replace the education bureaucrats stonewalling my requests.
May 18, 2026

Turnitin, but for the AI Era

The internet plagiarism crisis was curbed with technology. AI cheating may require a far more aggressive technological solution.
May 14, 2026

Mia’s University

An experiment testing whether AI can build a virtual university.
May 1, 2026

Let Faculty Lead on AI

Colleges need flexible policies that teach students to use AI without sacrificing core intellectual skills.

July 7, 2026

Higher Education’s Gender Imbalance Comes at a Cost
June 11, 2026

Does Having a College Degree Improve Your Chances of Getting Married?

College graduates marry at higher rates than non-graduates, but we should not mistake correlation for causation.
June 4, 2026

The Satanic Temple Is Creating a ‘Collegiate Affiliation Program’

The group behind After School Satan Clubs seems to have its sights set on higher education.
May 26, 2026

The War on Common Ground

Leftist activists in education are driving moderation out of public life.

May 22, 2026

How the University of California Worked with China to Make You Poorer

A new National Association of Scholars report reveals how California’s flagship university system partnered with Beijing-linked institutions to advance energy policies that strengthened China.
May 15, 2026

WATCH: How China Stole America’s Secrets

Former Defense Intelligence Agency director David Shedd explains the CCP’s long campaign through universities, research labs, and industry.
April 30, 2026

13 Dead or Missing Tied to Sensitive Research

A conspiracy linking the deaths and disappearances is plausible, given the intensifying foreign espionage targeting U.S. research.
April 22, 2026

A Conviction and a Suspicious Death are the Latest in Beijing’s Campus Spy Game

Chinese state interests continue to intersect with an open—and often naïve—American university system.

July 9, 2026

What Does It Mean to Be a Women’s College If Men Can Enroll?

Salem College says it ‘accepts applications from students who were assigned female at birth or who identify as women.’
July 1, 2026

It’s Time to End Racially Segregated Housing on Campus

HUD has finally challenged affinity housing, but Congress and formal rulemaking must finish the job.
June 30, 2026

HUD Takes Aim at Racially Segregated Campus Housing

The proposed guidance is an overdue step toward ending one of higher education’s most entrenched forms of racial segregation.
June 12, 2026

The Day After Disparate Impact

The end of disparate impact could transform college enrollment, professional licensing, and accreditation across America.

May 22, 2026

How the University of California Worked with China to Make You Poorer

A new National Association of Scholars report reveals how California’s flagship university system partnered with Beijing-linked institutions to advance energy policies that strengthened China.
May 13, 2026

VICTORY: Astronomer Wins Six Figures in Retaliation Case After Opposing DEI

‘I hope this result will discourage retaliation against future whistleblowers.’
April 28, 2026

Trump Shakes Up the National Science Board

Trump’s termination of all 24 NSB members is less an attack on science than a break from its politicization.
April 24, 2026

Start Measuring Results

The Institute of Education Sciences should prioritize return on investment, student achievement, and statistically literate leadership.

May 14, 2026

What’s Feeding the ‘Graduate Unemployment Crisis’?

A mix of economic, educational, and corporate failures is making it difficult for young Americans to enter the workforce.
January 29, 2026

A White-Collar Trade School?

A view that college should prepare students for immediate employment is now mainstream across America.
January 28, 2026

Is College Dead—or Just Changing?

An ed-tech executive argues higher education must adapt to AI as students and institutions prioritize job-market returns.
January 21, 2026

A Market Test

Degrees that don’t deliver face a federal cutoff—just as the job market grows less forgiving.

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